/**
 * Copyright (c) Doug Koellmer
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

package revent
{
	import revent.*;;
	use namespace rev_friend;
	
	/**
	 * Base class for events that can be dispatched by rEventDispatcher
	 * 
	 * @author Doug Koellmer
	 */
	public class rEvent
	{
		public static const CACHED_EVENT:rEvent = new rEvent();
		
		public var type:String;
		
		public function rEvent(type:String = null)
		{
			this.type = type;
		}
		
		public function get dispatcher():rIEventDispatcher
			{  return _dispatcher;  }
		rev_friend var _dispatcher:rIEventDispatcher;
		
		public function get inUse():Boolean
			{  return _inUse;  }
		rev_friend var _inUse:Boolean = false;
		
		public function clone():rEvent
		{
			var clone:rEvent = new (this as Object).constructor;
			
			clone._dispatcher = this._dispatcher;
			clone.type        = this.type;
			
			return clone;
		}
		
		public function toString():String
		{
			return "[rEvent(dispatcher:" + _dispatcher + ")]";
		}
	}
}